How Jared Kushner’s Secret Testing Plan “Went Poof Into Thin Air”

This spring, a team working under the president's son-in-law produced a plan for an aggressive, coordinated national COVID-19 response that could have brought the pandemic under control. So why did the White House spike it in favor of a shambolic 50-state response?
Read more: https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2020/07/how-jared-kushners-secret-testing-plan-went-poof-into-thin-air?source=Snapzu

The Great Coronavirus Economic Crisis Is Far From Over

The pandemic’s resurgence, coupled with dire warnings about a likely second wave, now seems to be halting in its tracks the economy’s very strong bounce from its second-quarter collapse.
Read more: https://nationalinterest.org/feature/great-coronavirus-economic-crisis-far-over-165882?source=Snapzu

Trump says he will ban TikTok through executive action as soon as Saturday

President Donald Trump on Friday told reporters he will act as soon as Saturday to ban Chinese-owned video app TikTok from the United States, NBC News reported. Trump made the comments while chatting with reporters on Air Force One during the flight back to Washington from Florida.
Read more: https://www.cnbc.com/amp/2020/07/31/trump-says-he-will-ban-tiktok-through-executive-action-as-soon-as-saturday.html?source=Snapzu

Brad Garrett says Ellen Degeneres is personally responsible for her 'toxic' workplace

Brad Garrett is criticizing Ellen DeGeneres' response to accusations that her daytime talk show workplace has a "toxic" culture. The Everybody Loves Raymond and Fargo actor suggested he wasn't buying DeGeneres' letter to her staff that made headlines Thursday. "Sorry but it comes from the top ⁦@TheEllenShow," Garrett wrote Thursday evening while tagging DeGeneres. "Know more than one who were treated horribly by her.⁩ Common knowledge."
Read more: https://ew.com/tv/brad-garrett-vs-ellen-degeneres/?source=Snapzu

Apple spent $7.4M to lobby coronavirus, education, other issues in first half of 2020

According to new data from the Center for Responsive Politics, Apple spent some $7.4 million in the first half of 2020 to lobby lawmakers on issues ranging from the coronavirus pandemic to remote learning.
Read more: https://appleinsider.com/articles/20/08/01/apple-spent-74m-to-lobby-coronavirus-education-other-issues-in-first-half-of-2020?source=Snapzu

Physical Distancing Linked With Significant Reduction in COVID-19 Transmission: Study

The study, published in the journal PLOS ONE on Thursday, found that physical distancing policies enacted nationally in 46 countries prevented an estimated 1.57 million cases of COVID-19 over a two-week period, representing a 65 per cent reduction in new cases.
Read more: https://www.outlookindia.com/website/story/world-news-physical-distancing-linked-with-significant-reduction-in-covid-19-transmission-study/357715?source=Snapzu

Bryan Cranston, Star of ‘Breaking Bad,’ Says He’s Recovered From the Coronavirus

The actor shared a video of himself donating plasma, which he said had virus antibodies that could possibly help others.
Read more: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/31/arts/television/bryan-cranston-coronavirus-plasma.html?source=Snapzu